I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

Topics: Art Quotes, Painting Quotes

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars...

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars...

However, the painter of the future will be a colorist, such as has never yet...

However, the painter of the future will be a colorist, such as has never yet...

Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that...

Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that...

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But...

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But...

You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not...

You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not...

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever came...

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever came...

The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur...

The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur...

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside...

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside...

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

Those Dutchmen had hardly any imagination or fantasy, but their good taste and their scientific...

Those Dutchmen had hardly any imagination or fantasy, but their good taste and their scientific...

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which...

In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which...

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful....

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful....

I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting,...

I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting,...

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be...

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be...